It was announced earlier today that Han Geng, also known by his Korean name Hankyung, has legal documents to terminate his contact with SM Entertainment. According to South Korean Sources, Han Geng has formally requested in the Seoul Central District Court for his contact to be voided by the end of July 2010.

Han Geng is the only Chinese member of the Seoul-based South Korean boy band Super Junior, joining upon beating 3000 others in an SM audition held in China. He had also experienced legal trouble in the band, when after first joining he was banned from publicly performing in Korea, due to Korean laws and an incorrect visa. In recent years he had overcome these troubles, actively performing in Super Junior and the Chinese sub-group Super Junior M. He was even given the honor of a torch bearer position in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Little else is known at this time. Lawyers have not disclosed the key details in the case as of yet.

Sina Chinese Entertainment News has confirmed that they will produce reports updating the public on the matter.

agu...so much at risk >A< sigh...but if hanggeng-gege has a good reason to leave, then we shouldn't blame him for it as much as it hurts ;n;i wonder if SME will take in mimi and mochi, and hopefully the ELFs will be willing to give them a home (Xhenry and hanggeng fighting! >0< ~~~

Really? I haven't heard much except that this would all be settled around May. [link]I swear, all the kpop news covers every little thing on SNSD and nothing on this poor guy, or even much on the likely DBSK breakup, which is related to this. [link]

i don't really know if this was actually true..i just found a website saying his contract's terminated.. but hangeng appeared in an interview recently but he barely said something about the termination of his contract..really, i don't know..

Well, if you find a page in another language, such as the one I linked back in December [link] paste the link in google translate. I hear Sina is a good source for Chinese news, and it's the source I primarily used. Sorry I overlooked your comment!

I also believe Siwon & Heechul will totally be there for him. They seem to be people that just would because it is right. I bet if Han Geng sees all support he gets around the world it will make him happy.

It's super-sad, but I totally support him too. SM really screwed him over. He'll win the suit for sure but we can just hope the other members & fans make some sort of statement that forces SM to give Han Geng a way to stay w/o being a slave (ex: can we really expect Heechul to keep his mouth shut?)...